Late last week, BOPARC announced it will launch a new fundraising arm, simply called the BOPARC Foundation. This is an exciting development for the county’s recreational future. […]
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Nonprofit BOPARC Foundation ‘just about ready to go’
MORGANTOWN — Your family. Your community. Our commitment. That’s the working motto for the BOPARC Foundation, a soon-to-launch nonprofit fundraising arm of the city’s park system. “It’s […]
BOPARC signs off on relocation of Marilla Pool
MORGANTOWN — While the final design remains fluid, the general concept and location of Marilla Park’s new pool complex appear to be set. During a recent meeting […]
Guest essay: BOPARC should go even bigger
by JoNell Strough We, the members of the Mon Valley Green Space Coalition, applaud BOPARC’s recent big plans. But in order to ensure the long-term sustainability and […]
Leave it better than you found it
It seems BOPARC, the Morgantown Utility Board and the City of Morgantown have finally come to an agreement regarding remediation efforts in White Park. The consensus is […]
MUB, BOPARC sign off on addendum to 2019 White Park agreement
MORGANTOWN — Two down. One to go. In separate special meetings Monday, the Morgantown Utility Board and Board of Parks and Recreation approved an addendum to the […]
Marilla Park project design would move pool complex
MORGANTOWN — BOPARC’s Marilla Pool is over the hill. It looks like the park’s new multi-use pool complex will be on top of it. Thrasher Group’s Sam […]
Morgantown looking for grant dollars to assist with ice arena project
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown is hoping West Virginia’s Land and Water Conservation Fund can help cover a portion of the estimated $10.5 million needed to […]
Investing in making a community
The wheels of bureaucracy do turn slowly. We’ve followed the promised updates to the Morgantown Ice Arena for two years now, with new plans, new budgets and […]
Morgantown Ice Arena project to be a renovation of the existing facility
MORGANTOWN — By any estimation, expectations regarding the overhaul of BOPARC’s Morgantown Ice Arena have been tempered. Gone are visions of a multi-level facility with an on-premise […]
